Jordyn Brooks, Dolphins agree to $51.3M extension
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- Jordyn Brooks signed a three-year, $51.3 million extension with $35 million guaranteed, per agent Erik Burkhardt, ranking sixth among NFL inside linebackers in both total contract value and average annual value.
- Brooks is the third "pillar" player first-year GM Jon-Eric Sullivan targeted for extensions, following running back De'Von Achane's four-year deal in May and center Aaron Brewer's three-year deal in June.
- Brooks led the NFL in combined tackles (183) and solo tackles (99) last season, earned his first career All-Pro selection, and recorded more tackles than any other NFL player over the past two seasons.
- Brooks attended every spring practice despite unresolved contract talks, saying in May: "I never want to give the wrong message to the team or to my teammates."
- The Dolphins' linebackers room now pairs Brooks with veteran Tyrel Dodson and 2026 second-round pick Jacob Rodriguez — both Texas Tech products, like Brooks.
- Brooks served as a 2025 team captain and won the Don Shula Leadership Award, reinforcing a locker-room role that extends beyond his tackle-leading on-field production.
- With all three pillars under contract, Miami opens training camp next week with no unsettled negotiations, leaving left tackle Patrick Paul as the next logical extension candidate.
Why it matters: First-year GM Jon-Eric Sullivan executed his entire stated offseason vision — Achane, Brewer, and Brooks — before training camp, locking up an All-Pro linebacker who led the NFL in tackles. Miami enters camp without a contract distraction and can turn its attention to left tackle Patrick Paul, the next priority in a retooled core.
